Pro-Palestine march: Far-right protesters clash with police as hundreds of thousands join rally
Source: The Independent
Pro-Palestine march: Far-right protesters clash with police as hundreds of thousands join rally
March route goes from the Marble Arch corner to the US Embassy on Nine Elms Lane
Maryam Zakir-Hussain, Alexander Butler, Tom Watling, Amy-Clare Martin
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Hundreds of thousands of protestors have set off for the pro-Palestine march to green, white and red smoke flares and the resounding chant of “Stop bombing Gaza”.
The latest pro-Palestine demonstration in the capital is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the deadly Israel-Gaza conflict that erupted last month, and is set to be the biggest demonstration over the Israel-Palestine conflict to date.
Crowds gathered at the starting point in Hyde Park as a woman chanted: “Occupation no more, Israel is a terror state, we charge you with genocide.”
It comes as up to 2,000 far-right protesters were caught in skirmishes with police before two minutes’ silence passed undisturbed on Armistice Day.
Crowds of men were chanting and climbing on bollards with pockets of disorder breaking out. However, silence fell at 11am as two-minutes silence was observed.
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